adjunct

noun

/ˈædʒʌŋkt/

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(grammar语法) an adverb or a phrase that adds meaning to the verb in a sentence or part of a sentence附加语；修饰成分
- In ‘She went home yesterday’ and ‘He ran away in a panic’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘in a panic’ are adjuncts.在 She went home yesterday 和 He ran away in a panic 两句中，yesterday 和 in a panic 是修饰成分。
(formal) a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important附属物；附件
- The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.内存扩展卡是计算机很有用的附件。

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere, from ad- ‘to’ + jungere ‘to join’.